Category: History of Zakynthos

Feb 16
Jews of Zakynthos

During the Nazi occupation of Greece, Mayor Karrer and Bishop Chrysostomos refused…

Feb 15
Second World War (1940–1945)

Mussolini-led Italy invaded Greece in October 1940 but the invasion was halted after…

Feb 14
First World War (1914–1918)

The First World War period was dominated by two parties on Zakynthos, the Romas and…

Feb 13
The Union of the Ionian Islands with Greece (1864)

On the 5th of June of 1864, with the treaty which was signed in London between…

Feb 12
The Party of the Radicals (1864)

Around the time of other revolutionary movements in Europe in 1848, the Party of…

Feb 11
Events of Ipsolithos (1821)

On 30 September 1821, following the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence, an…

Feb 10
British Protectorate in Zakynthos (1815-1864)

On the 19th of September of 1809 there appeared in Zakynthos (Zante) three frigates…

Feb 09
Zakynthos Committee (1823-1825)

The beginning of the Greek War of Independence resulted in a number of land and naval…

Feb 08
Battle of Lala (1821)

The Battle of Lala (9–13 June 1821) was one of the first major conflicts of the Greek…

Feb 07
Outbreak of Greek War of Independence

With the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence, one of its leaders, Alexander…

Feb 06
Greek War of Independence (1821–1832)

The Filiki Eteria (or Society of Friends) was a secret 19th-century organization…

Feb 05
British Occupation (1809–1815)

After the capture of Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Ithaci, in March 1810, Oswald and…

Feb 04
British invasion of the Ionian Islands (1809)

A year after the initial French Napoleonic occupation of Zakynthos, the wider European…

Feb 03
French Napoleonic Rule (1807–1809)

In 1806, the Ottoman Empire declared war on the Russian Empire; and thereafter, the…

Feb 02
Constitutional revision (1803)

After continued tension throughout the Ionian Islands, the constitution of the…

Feb 01
Coup d’état of Antonios Martinengos (1801)

The governance of Zakynthos was also made difficult by the intervention of other…

Jan 31
Creation of the Septinsular Republic (1800)

After a long period of negotiations, on 21 March 1800 the Treaty of Constantinople was…

Jan 30
Plot to massacre the Nobles (1799)

Resistance continued to grow among the Cittadini, Popolari and some of the peasants to…

Jan 29
Admiral Ushakov and the peasant uprising (1798)

The French garrison forces on Zakynthos included 444 men and 47 officers, their…

Jan 29
Eptanisian State (1797-1807)

After the departure of the French, the intervention of the allies followed, and the…

Jan 28
Burning of the Libro D’Oro (1797)

The Treaty of Campoformio signed on 18 October 1797 dismantled the Venetian Republic…

Jan 27
Conspiracy to massacre the Patriots (1796)

Many of the Zakynthian patriotic revolutionaries coalesced around the figure of the…

Jan 26
French Republican rule (1797–1799)

By the time of the French Revolution, the Republic of Venice was already in serious…

Jan 25
Freemasonry in Zakynthos

Although it is difficult to entirely document the fullest extent of…

Jan 24
Orlov Revolt (1770–1771)

The Orlov Revolt was a Greek uprising primarily centred in the Peloponnese. It erupted…

Jan 23
Second Morean War (1714–1718)

The Seventh Venetian-Ottoman War (or the Second Morean War) was fought between the…

Jan 22
Plague, pestilence and famine

Following the fall of various Venetian-occupied cities and forts in mainland Greece…

Jan 21
Zakynthians in the Morean War (1684–1699)

The Morean War (or Sixth Ottoman–Venetian War) was fought between 1684 and 1699. The…

Jan 21
Fall of Crete (1645–1669) and impact on Zakynthos

The Fifth Ottoman–Venetian War was fought over the island of Crete, Venice’s…

Jan 19
Pirates and Corsairs

Zakynthos was considered a relatively wealthy island throughout the period of the…

Jan 18
Rebellion of the Popolari (1628–1632)

Venetian rule was anything but peaceful during the period of the occupation. The…

Jan 17
The Mani and Zakynthos

Another key source of Zakynthian refugees and influence on Zakynthian culture…

Jan 16
Saint Dionysios

The life of Saint Dionysios of Zakynthos provides a clue as to life during the early…

Jan 15
Battle of Lepanto (1570–1571)

The people of Zakynthos contributed to the famous Battle of Lepanto not only due to…

Jan 13
Currant Production and Trade

Shortly after the establishment of Venetian rule in 1484, Venice sought to repopulate…

Jan 12
Siege of Koroni (1532)

The Turkish naval squadron returned to Zakynthos and anchored near Argassi. The naval…

Jan 11
Battle of Methoni (1531)

During the early 16th century, the Venetian Republic had refrained from partaking in…

Jan 10
Siege of Kefalonia (1500)

A little earlier, on 17 August 1500, the admiral of the fleet, Benedetto Pesaro and…

Jan 09
Fall of Methoni and Koroni (1500)

Bayezid II made further demands on the Venetian Republic in the following months which…

Jan 08
Zakynthos in the Second Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503)

The Second Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503) saw the Ottoman Turks, under the command…

Jan 07
Venetian Rule (1484 – 1797)

Ottoman rule lasted only until 22 April 1484; however, the Ottoman Turks did not…

Jan 06
Ottoman Turkish raid (1479)

During the reign of the Ottoman Turkish sultan Mehmet II, the Tocco family had been…

Jan 05
First refugees (1460–1479)

By 1460, and during the reign of Mehmed II, the Ottoman Turks eventually controlled…

Jan 04
Neapolitan rule (1185–1479)

After 1185 Zakynthos became part of the County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos…

Jan 03
Byzantine Era (330–1185)

Zakynthos (Zante) came under the Roman power when the Consul, the Roman Senator Titus…

Jan 02
Roman Era (87 bc)

Zakynthos came under the Roman power when the Consul, the Roman Senator Titus…

Jan 01
Ancient Times

Zakynthos (Zante) is considered in mythology to be the first settler of the island,…